Newbie seeking information about Google Maps
You can tell when a newbie hits the board with a new Phone! Former IPAQ user and I would never go back. Some of my students however, who also have the Imagio are asking me why I would prefer Bing vs Google when it comes to using the GPS on the device.
I have figured out out how Bing is loaded and works with the GPS on my device. Can any one direct me to a post herein or elsewhere ... or if you have time and patience respond to the question of Google vs Bing when using the GPS on the Imagio. Thanks Jer |
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Google has not been so generous. Android devices get navigation (spoken turn by turn). WinMo gets maps only with written directions. |
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Thank you ... that's clear enough. That is why Mapopolis was such a popular program with me. So Bing it is, and, I'll recommend it to my students. Appreciate it 'polishguy'.
Jer |
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The Bing thing can be kinda tricky. If you are running a stock rom - you might get stuck with a "Bing for Verizon" that does not offer navigation - only the gay Vz Nav (no offense to my gay friends). It happened to me recently when I was testing a rom. this .cab I think is the latest in their releases that worked for me...
I uploaded from Dropbox and have had some issues with that so let me know if this does not work. |
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I have also found that Google is not so accurate as to the street address' actual location on the maps. It can be off quite a bit.
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I got google maps to work fine on my Imagio, no mods needed. I have GPS managed by Windows, and you'll need to make sure your Google Maps is set up to use windows management of the GPS. Mine didn't work until after I installed the BING for Verizon and had it to make the LOCATION available. I already had the location ON and the HTC Location ON. Also, I'm using the latest Google Maps download from m.google.com/maps . Not sure if you have anything older or not.
Hope this helps |
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So are you saying that google navigation works for you? Or that just plain old maps works for you? |
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- There was a very old version of "Google Navigator" that featured turn by turn navigation for Windows Mobile. Google has NOT updated this application. I would not recommend this app to anyone. - Google has updated "Google Maps" for Android (and maybe Blackberry / Iphone?) that features turn-by-turn navigation. - The Google Maps that is currently available for Windows Mobile does NOT have turn by turn navigation. - Bing has turn by turn navigation and is the best free turn by turn navigation app for Windows Mobile currently. |
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